Top Schools

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, which was ranked 60th nationwide in 2010, is the top-ranked school in Nebraska that has a fire science program. It is located in Lincoln.
8 students graduated with a certificate in fire science from University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2010.
The tuition rate at University of Nebraska-Lincoln was $7,224 per year.

Mid-Plains Community College, which is located in North Platte, is the second-ranked school in Nebraska that has a fire science program. It received a ranking of 78th in the country in 2010.
In 2010, 1 students graduated from Mid-Plains Community College fire science program.
Students at Mid-Plains Community College paid $2,550 per year in tuition fees.

The third-ranked school in Nebraska with a fire science program is Southeast Community College Area, which is located in Lincoln. In 2010, it was ranked 80th nationwide.
21 students graduated with certificate in fire science from Southeast Community College Area in 2010.
Southeast Community College Area charged in-state students $2,205 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

If you choose to attend a Nebraska fire science school, average tuition will be $3,591 per year. However, tuition at your particular institution may range from $2,205 per year to $7,224 per year.
In 2010, the fire science schools that charged the highest tuition rates in Nebraska were:

University of Nebraska-Lincoln - located in Lincoln, students are charged $7,224 per year

Mid-Plains Community College - located in North Platte, students are charged $2,550 per year

Metropolitan Community College Area - located in Omaha, students are charged $2,385 per year

The lowest tuition rates at Nebraska fire science schools were charged at the following schools:

Southeast Community College Area - located in Lincoln, students are charged $2,205 per year

Metropolitan Community College Area - located in Omaha, students are charged $2,385 per year

Mid-Plains Community College - located in North Platte, students are charged $2,550 per year

A fire science certificate from a Nebraska school... what next?

Municipal fire fighting, fire-prevention engineer, and fire alarm systems installer are the professions of choice for a majority of fire science graduates in Nebraska.
In 2010, there were 1,010 fire science professional working in Nebraska, including 90 fire investigators, 410 municipal fire fightings, and 160 fire-prevention engineers.
The Nebraska counties with the largest populations of fire science professional are:

Harrison County - 290 fire science professionals

Lancaster County - 60 fire science professionals

Projected Growth

According the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of fire science professionals is expected to grow by 10% by 2018. There are projected to be 1,060 fire science professionals working in Nebraska then. Of these 1,060 fire science professionals, the government predicts that an unknown number will be fire investigators, 470 will be municipal fire fightings, and 160 will be fire-prevention engineers.

Salary

On average, fire science professionals earn $60,870 per year.
However, Nebraska fire science professional earned anywhere in the range from as less than $43,870 per year to more than $72,420 per year in 2010.
On average fire science professional earn the most in the following Nebraska counties:

Lancaster County - $56,570 per year

Harrison County - $56,273 per year

Fire science professionals in the following counties in Nebraska make the lowest salaries on average: